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manipulation

[muh-nip-yuh-ley-shuhn] / məˌnɪp yəˈleɪ ʃən /


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An advisory committee recommended tighter security measures to combat potential insider trading and market manipulation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

Wednesday's Pearson Edexcel paper one exam has left students feeling "overwhelmed" and "uncertain" by questions that required "multiple layers of reasoning" and "extended algebraic manipulation".

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

“There’s very little evidence of manipulation or of fraud or even of incompetence,” Hasen said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 2, 2026

They typically focus on Polymarket, whose offshore, crypto-based platform isn’t overseen by U.S. regulators and has drawn repeated allegations of insider trading and market manipulation.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

Useless was the intervention of José Arcadio Buendía, who had modified his first impression of Pietro Crespi and admired his ability in the manipulation of musical machines.

From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez




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